| Deposit ID | 10105785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015805 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160330037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weimer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Paymaster, Towlgreen Group, Valley View, Weimer Copper |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.8586, 44.1853 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NNE OF KAUFMAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Birch(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 010N | 030E | 22 | SENESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Limestone;Quartzite | ||
| Rock description | Limestone;Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.8586, 44.1853 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Folding |
| General form | IRREGULAR, LENS, PIPE-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR, PIPELIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10E |
| Dip | 10E |
| Thickness | 10M |
| Length | 152M |
| Width | 30M |
| Area | 30HA |
| Depth to top | 30M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | Peter Towlgreen |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Birch Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Weimer Copper Co. |
| First year | 1907 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jesse Knight |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015805 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU0497 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160330037 | data consolidated into this record |
Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.
Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, 43 P.
Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906
Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906
1928 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27
1944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70
Shenon, P. J., Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27; Item 1, Bell, R. N., 1907, Mining Industry Report; Item 2, Bell, R. N., 1908, Mining Industry Report For The Year 1907
Reynolds 1953 (Unpublished) USBM Preliminary Examination Of Weimer Mine
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 Ore Bodies On Paymaster No. 3 Claim - One Body Described Above; A Second Body Trended E-W, Was 50 Ft. Long, 2-30 Ft. Wide, and 2-7 Ft. Thick; A Third Body Trended E-W, Was 65 Ft. Long, 2-20 Ft. Wide, and Up To 7 Ft. Thick; the Last Body Has NW Trend, Was 30 Ft. Long, 12 Ft. Wide, and 6 Ft. Thick; Veins On the Valley View Claims (S. Side Skull Canyon) Had A N 60 Deg E Trend and 80 Deg N Dip |
| Deposit | 7-77 All References Show the Mine In Section 15 But the 7 M Sheet (Copper Mtn) Shows the Workings In Sec 22. The Point Location Is the Mine On the South Side of Skull Canyon. 7-77 Attitude & Dimensions On Record Sheet 080 Are For the B Like Deposit Discovered In 1952. Other Ore Bodies Follow Fr Or Bedding Planes In the Qtzite and Lmstone. These Deposits Generally Irregular Or Pipe-Like In Shape. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1977-01-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1995-01-30 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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